Blog Post #6

Final Reflection on Learning

Austen and I were already planning to take this module since last semester to prepare ourselves for the workforce and I am really glad that we have chosen the right class to have Brad as our tutor. I really enjoyed every single lesson of this module that each lesson always left me feeling sprightlier after class, which none of the other modules I took was capable of.

One very great improvement that I had gained from this module is to eradicate the heavy usage of fillers during my presentations. Through effective peer evaluation and constant hands-on activities that we had in class, ES2007s helped me realised this flaw of mine which I never knew of before taking this module. Upon receiving feedback from class, I did some self-reflections and eventually managed to find out the root cause of my usage of fillers. With this realization, my final oral presentation had shown great improvement from peer teaching, with respect to the use of fillers.

After taking this module, I am now more aware and confident of how to present myself effectively to engage my audience. I wish this module did not need to come to an end, because it was just so enriching, interactive and it had a very comfortable setting for effective learning.

Lastly, it is really amazing that my classmates and I have fostered great friendships through the course of this module. In fact, as I am writing this post, I am sitting with some of my ES classmates around the study desk. Again, none of the modules that I had taken in these four years had managed to establish such great friendships.

Thank you, Brad, for such an awesome learning and bonding experience.

Blog Post #5

Reflection on Oral Presentation

This post is an evaluation on my Oral Presentation I had on 16^th April. The following is the breakdown of it:

Preparation:

All the while I had been the one working on the features of the applications, therefore I had a very good knowledge of my content. In addition, the interface and user flow of the application were mainly discussed, decided and designed between Ian and I, hence, I was very prepared for the presentation with all the visuals prepared through the use of various software programs.

Delivery:

Due to the lack of confidence in myself, I had unnecessary worries that I would forget my content despite knowing my content inside out. In addition, I kept having the worry that I would speak too long during the presentation as my part was content rich, which hence caused me to speak too fast before my audience could digest the content. Although the visuals were well prepared, and helpful, I failed to slow down to guide my audience through. To add on, even though I tried to use a convincing tone with a friendly approach by having a smile occasionally, due to the lack of pauses, it impeded the purpose of doing a successful pitch.

Use of slideware and other audiovisuals:             

The images used to showcase the interface of the App was a strength in my presentation because they were impressive since it was self designed and customized to our solution, which helped a lot in putting across to the audience the mechanism of our proposed idea.

Overall, I feel that there is a lot I need to improve on, especially believing in myself.